Mandriva's Rocky Rebirth

[Michael Haney]

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Fred A. Miller <fmiller at lightlink.com> wrote:
> On 07/20/2010 06:53 PM, Chan Chung Hang Christopher wrote:
>> Fred A. Miller wrote:
>>
>>> > Mandriva's Rocky Rebirth
>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------
>>> >
>>> > Paris-based Mandriva had been hovering on the brink of bankruptcy for
>>> > some time. This apparent return to health was enabled only by a
>>> > combination of drastic restructuring and cost-cutting at Mandriva (read:
>>> > staff cuts), as well as an "ambitious industrial plan with the aim of
>>> > relaunching the company."
>>>
>> Oh, they have come to the same crossroads again? I wonder if they will
>> get a new name for the distro too. Mandrake, Mandriva, ???
>>
>
> 'Don't know....I imagine something new. I posted it here because there are
> a few here who liked/like Mandriva.
>

Mandrake was the Ubuntu of its era.  While it didn't have the "near
household name" status that Ubuntu enjoys it was the distro of choice
for Linux newbies.  It was easy to use, offered a lot of option
without being overly complex, and was fun to use.

So much has changed.  When I recently tried Mandriva I was shocked
that this was the same distro.  It was nothing like the Mandrake I
tried back in 1998.  In many ways it was a step backwards.  Even
Ubuntu didn't offer some of the ease of use features that Mandrake had
at that time.  What the hell happened?  What caused this fall from
grace?

Oh well, I hope they get their mojo back.  It would be sad to see one
old guard disappear.

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